Why does `cd downloads` fail with "No such file or directory"?

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Solution 1

Linux file and directory names are case-sensitive. The default name of the downloads directory in Ubuntu is Downloads not downloads.

Solution 2

To make Bash behave case-insensitively, edit your ~/.inputrc (create it if it doesn't exist) and add 

set completion-ignore-case on

start a new shell (type bash or close the terminal and open a new one) or source ~/.inputrc, and then try

cd dowTab

and watch it complete to

cd Downloads/

Solution 3

You need to observe two things:

  1. Spelling of the word i.e. you should type Downloads not downloads.
  2. Downloads folder must be in Home directory
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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • Rich Dell
    Rich Dell over 1 year

    Running Ubuntu 12.04, while in a terminal, I type ls and see list of folders, including the downloads folder. I then type cd downloads, press Enter. I get:

    bash: cd: downloads: No such file or directory

    I tried each folder, on two computers. What am I missing?

  • Thomas Ward
    Thomas Ward almost 12 years
    Probably a misunderstanding, rather than a blatant typo.
  • Rich Dell
    Rich Dell almost 12 years
    I just knew it would be something dumb! Many thanks
  • SergioAraujo
    SergioAraujo almost 12 years
    The answer seems perfect but we can also let the system indifferent to CASE setting the inputrc file, see answer below
  • Nanne
    Nanne over 11 years
    While making tab-completion case-sensitive is a great thing, It doesn not answer the question why the ls command in this case didn't work?

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